Synonyms for taking
ˈteɪ kɪŋtak·ing

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1. pickings, takingadjective

   the act of someone who picks up or takes something

   "the pickings were easy"; "clothing could be had for the taking"

   Synonyms:
   pickings

   Antonyms:
   unattractive

2. fetching, taking, winningadjective

   very attractive; capturing interest

   "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"

   Synonyms:
   fetching, victorious, winning

   Antonyms:
   unattractive

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1. takingadjective

   Synonyms:
   pleasing, alluring, captivating, attractive

2. takingadjective

   Synonyms:
   infectious, catching

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1. takingadjective

   Synonyms:
   alluring, fascinating, winning, charming, captivating

2. takingnoun

   Synonyms:
   seizure, apprehension, reprisal, prehension

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1. List of paraphrases for "taking":

   bearing, take, adopting, takes, making, adoption, having, adopt, taken, recallingtaking, assuming, speaking

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1. Alia Salem:

   There is a lot of fear out there, people are afraid to go outside or they are taking off their head scarves so they don't draw attention.

2. Rafa Nadal:

   I was not playing badly at the beginning at all but he was playing unbelievable (tennis), no mistakes, a lot of winners, taking the ball early. It was a very difficult first set. It was one of the first sets that I am happier with.

3. Professor Karsten Koenig:

   We use femtosecond laser pulses. We scan the skin and we get signals from the skin, particularly fluorescence, as well as another signal called second harmonic generation. So with these two signals we can build up images and get a precise look into the skin with a high resolution. The resolution is a factor of one thousand (times) better than ultrasound. So now you get the information without taking biopsies; normally you slice them, you stain them, and then a pathologist would look through these sections. Now you can get this information in seconds, labor free and with this fantastic resolution.

4. David Fischman:

   Taking care of patients, treating them with statins, is a job. It's a lot of work. It's not easy. It's a time commitment to get it right, when you start someone on a cholesterol medication, you're supposed to check their cholesterol in four to 12 weeks and then make adjustments, and this highlights the importance of doing that.

5. Matt Bomer:

   A lot of the themes of this are very much about expression and communication and taking stigmas and judgment and shame off of sexuality and what turns you on.